Digital BW, The Print

I'm having a hard time pinning down the real-world, right-now options 
for setting up my R200 for BO and B&W printing with the pigmented 
inks. I understand that the R200 was designed for dye-based inks, but 
uses the same physical cartridge as the pigment-based C86. 

Paul Roark has talked about the MIS EZ-200 inksets, which apparently 
are not yet available...does anyone have an ETA for that?

I see that Media Street is offering archival products for the R200. 
Any thoughts or suggestions there?

Clayton Jones, in an earlier thread, mentioned that he had been using 
the Eboni ink in the R200 with good results, but I've seen no 
reference to the R200 with respect to that ink on the MIS site. 

Clayton, if you're out there, how, exactly did you set that up? Did 
you just use MIS's eboni for the C86? 

I've lost track of all the box canyons and dead-ends I've gotten into 
researching this, so in pathetic frustration I resort to this simple 
plea: Please, what part number to I actually order to make this happen?

I thank you all for your indulgence.

Lee Miller

> Clayton Jones, in an earlier thread, mentioned that he had been 
using 
> the Eboni ink in the R200 with good results, but I've seen no 
> reference to the R200 with respect to that ink on the MIS site. 
> 
It is easy, you have to buy bottle of Eboni inks from MIS, Black 
refillable cartridge, chip resetter, and may be syringe, if you don't 
have one. Fill the cartridge, reset it and put to K slot, you are 
ready to print BO. MIS don't offer prefilled cartridges for r200. 
Cartridge is ARC-T0481-EC, bulk Eboni inks are in bottles from 4oz to 
gallon.

> I've lost track of all the box canyons and dead-ends I've gotten 
into 
> researching this, so in pathetic frustration I resort to this simple 
> plea: Please, what part number to I actually order to make this 
happen?
Unfortunately, following this group discussions it is pretty hard to 
get canned solution. As soon as you settle on something, there will be 
another ink set, or another possibility. If you are using MIS inks to 
save on ink expenses, you could find soon that you spending quite a 
lot of money on various 4oz ink bottles, at least it was my experience.
You could wait when MIS will make the latest set from Paul available, 
or you could bite the bullet and buy available set and prepare curves 
youself. Make a deeper search on "R200 UT7" on this forum and you will 
find some more info how to use this and other sets with R200. If you 
don't have access to densitometer, IMHO it is better to wait when MIS 
will prepare set that could be used with printer driver.

Good luck,
Sergei

Hello Lee,

>Clayton Jones, in an earlier thread, mentioned that he had been 
>using the Eboni ink in the R200 with good results, but I've seen 
>no reference to the R200 with respect to that ink on the MIS site. 
> 
>Clayton, if you're out there, how, exactly did you set that up? 
>Did you just use MIS's eboni for the C86? 

I filled an empty R200 cart from MIS with bulk Eboni ink.  I doubt the
C86 cart would work because the chip is probably different.

As for printer settings, there are detailed instructions in article
3b at the web link below.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm